Cyd Charisse was one of the most beautiful woman in Hollywood at her time and no one had her long incredible legs . The way she danced was just mesmerizing !
@@isrberlinerin4063 That phrase "Beauty is in eye of the beholder" is the ultimate proof that beauty is subjective. What is physically beautiful to someone isn't necessary for someone else.I'm not agree with that statement Oscar Wilde made. Yes, I find Cyd beautiful. Of course People aren't a myth but that most beautiful thing is a ridiculous title though. Beauty is inside of us. Confidence, kindness is what make us attractive not the eye of someone else.
@@lindseycarribean5113 Some times one word can change the entire meaning of a phrase. Inga didn't say "The most beautiful" but rather "ONE of the most beautiful", and Cyd Charisse was indeed one of the most beautiful women, not only in Hollywood, bur perhaps in the world. What Oscar Wilde meant is that if you are in love, or if you really like a person, that person is to you eyes beautiful... And it is actually true.
I'm 70. I still get goose-bumps, feeling in my stomach, and my heart goes pitter-patter watching her dance. I think she was the most beautiful, classiest, talented, actress/dancer ever to come out of Hollywood. She would be 102 if alive today. Thank God for film. RIP
I've always thought that Cyd Charisse was so "head to toe" beautiful! She almost looks computer generated in her dance numbers because they are so perfect!
Great dancer and one of the best dancers in the game. Elegant, pretty, strong presence. She got it. Even Kelly and Astaire didn't overshadowed her. That's talent !
I agree. I wish this lithe yet strong body type would make a comeback in Hollywood. Tired of seeing the Kardashian-type huge butt/exaggerated curve look everywhere these days.
The most beautiful, talented, and athletic dancer! She just dominates the screen when she appears! Her shyness, humbleness, and gracefulness attract me, even more, to the ballerina princess!
My favorite dance scene (if I had to pick one), is the one in "Silk Stockings" where she doffs her Russian dress and puts on her Parisian fashions. When Cyd goes behind the sheer curtain and puts her hose on, it is magical. The music, the set, the choreography, the lighting, the clothes and her amazing dancing is a moment in cinema history that will never be repeated. MGM musicals were a time in cinema history that will never be be repeated...
Yes, Cyd's career arc is among the most satisfying in Hollywood's dance department bc she got better and better, especially as a soloist. The title routine from 'Silk Stockings' rings down the curtain of the musicals' Golden Age, the quarter-century from 1932; and her two sizzling cabaret turns in 'Party Girl' (1958) are a wonderful postscript. Her looks also improved: by the Fifties she was in her thirties, with two marriages and two kids, but she was stunningly beautiful. Whether the coldness that came over when she acted, as well as annoying colleagues, was down to shyness or arrogance, it limited her as much as her inability to sing or tap-dance. But when she begins to move in a balletic way, none of that matters. 'Silk Stockings' is her best movie bc it plays on that coldness, in the character of the Soviet commissar, before Fred melts it. She never looked more at ease- more so than in 'The Band Wagon' or the Kelly pictures.
I grew up watching MGM movies and loved Cyd’s dancing But the scene l love most is the one where she and Fred are dancing in the dark in Central Park in Band Wagon. I’m prejudiced bc l’m a native New Yorker! That was a marvelous piece of creative beauty!
Of all the dancers Fred Astaire used as partners, Cyd was my favorite! So happy she was not 'taken down' by the Hollywood trap. Loved their number in The Band Wagon! The best dance number...ever! Loved her madly! ❤
Great video on this very talented actress and yes she had very nice legs. Clearly one of the best dancers in Hollywood and can see why she did so well. Thanks for this great look at her legs, Sorry her talent! Brenton.
Hi Age of Vintage, how are you going? This is an absolutely standout look of Cyd Charisse. One of the most brilliant, stunning, elegant & classy women of The Golden Years of Hollywood. She is one of my most favourite of all Hollywood dancers. She paired up with two of the most brilliant dancers of that era, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. They both have been mentioned as saying, she is one of the greatest dancers they ever had the pleasure of partnering. She was brilliant in her dance sequence with Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain, & Brigadoon. She also starred in The Band Wagon & Silk Stockings with Fred Astaire. She was married to her second husband Tony Martin for 60 years. On June 16th 2008 she was admitted to hospital after an apparent heart attack, sadly she passed away the following day she was 86 years old. RIP THE GREAT CYD CHARISSE, a sad day indeed. Love Love from Australia 🇦🇺📽🎬💖💛💚💜💖💙👠💕💕💋💋
Cyd had the most gloriously shapely legs! Tall, statuesque but not a great beauty. She really couldn't sing. Though when she danced, she was so graceful that all eyes were on her! Oh, did i mention her beautiful curvy body? Wow!
Cud Charisse had the best legs ever. I had a chance to work with her, & her husband, Tony Martin, back in 1975. We were the same height & build, but her knees were at least 4” higher up her legs than mine, which made her look much taller. It was that knee placement that made her legs so special. BTW, she nearly endlessly soaked in a bath & exercised. She really worked to keep that body.
She was a real pro. She was dedicated to her craft, & she worked at it daily. She had one son by her first husband &, if I remember correctly, one son by Tony Martin. I did PR, & Press parties, but outside of that, I didn’t spend time with her. As I say, she had a routine that she stuck to. I did, however, spend a fair amount of time with Tony Martin. He had a minor medical issue, & I took him for treatment. Because of that, I got to hear a few very funny stories about his adventures
+Randy Acuna Here's my top 10 favorite "leggy" Actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood: 1.Cyd Charisse 2. Marilyn Monroe 3. Ann Miller 4. Betty Grable 5.Mitzi Gaynor 6. Diana Dors 7. Ava Gardner 8. Martha Hyer 9. Sophia Loren 10. Jayne Mansfield
@@matthewmoran5297 where is Tina Turner in your lineup? How about Lena horns and Eartha Kitt gams. Whitney Houston had some gorgeous legs too you know. Singer Jody Watley was known for her long legs. Don't you tell me Beyonce don't have any gorgeous legs. Unlike you I know a mixture of different ethnics like Grace Kelly, Lady Gaga, with Great légs ànd the singer Madonna!
@@matthewmoran5297 Ava Gardner, Liz Taylor, Vivien Leigh and Gene Tierney were the top TOP beauties. Marilyn looked the way she did with makeup and surgery. She was average without it. The most attractive thing about Marilyn was her voice and screen charisma. Cyd Charisse has THE prettiest looking legs.
When I was 7 y/o, I saw " Singin In The Rain " --------& couldn't fully appreciate Cyd Charisse . ----------When I was 16 , I saw the film again & then, I understood ! ----------------Cyd Charisse could do anything & was gorgeous .-------------------------------wolfsky9, 74 y/o
There were other great dancers, like Ann Miller and Eleanor Powell, but no one measured up to Cyd's beauty and grace; she moved like no other. My favorite: Silk Stockings.
Although the performances she did in the Dean Martin Matt Helm series "The Silencers" can be looked at as a bit over the top and campy today - she being shot to death after a musical and dance number - she was still remarkable and dazzling to watch!
I spent much of my life studying the dancers on the silver screen. Cyd Charisse was the most wonderful ballet/torch dancer and exuded the most sex appeal of any of the famous dancers. Yet she apparently was not able to TAP DANCE. For this reason my all time favorite dancers were Ginger Rogers and the often overlooked Vera Ellen. Their versatility and physical strengths along with vibrant personalities (which Cyd did not have) lit up their dance performances like no other dancers ever have.
Eleanor Powell was the one who really did it all. She did not 'come from the slightly clunky world of tap dancing.' She studied ballet from the age of six, half Cyd's age, was schooled by Fokine and only learned to tap when she was 16. Ellie's control over her numbers was absolute and her career unique in movies. All the others were dancers for hire. As for David Lichine- when he discovered Charisse he had already appeared on screen with Powell. Cyd never learned to tap. Vera-Ellen was more versatile.
I love ballet, I wanted to be a ballerina when I was young but I wasn't the right height,I loved watching cid charisse and wished I was Her,she had legs that went.on for miles and moved likes leaves swaying on a summer breeze warm day,she danced with the best my favorite Fred Astaire,rest in peace cid+fred thanks for your skill of my dream,💟💖🌈👍😘
" Lovely Cyd Charisse, how she dances ! " -----------quotes Astaire, when asked about her. ------------she was gorgeous, sexy, classy, & a dancer who could do almost anything. She learned to bend those knees with Kelly & Astaire, as in heels especially, she towered over both men. -------------She's my #1 female dancer in film. ----------------------MJL< 74 y/o
When you did the part about Cyd taking acting lessons to get rid of her Texas accent , for fun , you should have said that part with a Texas accent , like Paul Mc Cartney used to do , when being inetrviewed by Texas news reporters .
Being a native Texan, could it be possible that C.C. had a bit of native American in her lineage ? Texas is known for its native Indian population. I think she looks like a Indian princess .
@@JAGreen-lj9zi This industry has come a long way. Finally, ethnicity is accepted even celebrated but there’s still a long way to go. Not enough representation.
For a much shorter woman. Same with Tina Turner whom was a short woman with legs longer than her torso yet they still weren't as elongated as Sid but they were just às shaply like Sid.
(1:38) ...when trying to be correct for ballet dancing Charisse looked too tall..." Yes, and I'm sure that was not appealing to her relatively short male co-stars.
I still laughing what is it 48million for her legs,What advertising spin Dr Dreamed that up.If true some insurance company laughing all the way to the Bank.
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Cyd Charisse was one of the most beautiful woman in Hollywood at her time and no one had her long incredible legs . The way she danced was just mesmerizing !
That most beautiful man or woman is purely a myth. Too subjective and not long lasting.
@@lindseycarribean5113do you know how ridiculous your comment is ? People are not a myth and beauty is in the eyes of the beholder !
@@isrberlinerin4063 That phrase "Beauty is in eye of the beholder" is the ultimate proof that beauty is subjective. What is physically beautiful to someone isn't necessary for someone else.I'm not agree with that statement Oscar Wilde made. Yes, I find Cyd beautiful. Of course People aren't a myth but that most beautiful thing is a ridiculous title though.
Beauty is inside of us. Confidence, kindness is what make us attractive not the eye of someone else.
@@lindseycarribean5113 Some times one word can change the entire meaning of a phrase. Inga didn't say "The most beautiful" but rather "ONE of the most beautiful", and Cyd Charisse was indeed one of the most beautiful women, not only in Hollywood, bur perhaps in the world. What Oscar Wilde meant is that if you are in love, or if you really like a person, that person is to you eyes beautiful... And it is actually true.
I'm 70. I still get goose-bumps, feeling in my stomach, and my heart goes pitter-patter watching her dance. I think she was the most beautiful, classiest, talented, actress/dancer ever to come out of Hollywood. She would be 102 if alive today. Thank God for film. RIP
I've always thought that Cyd Charisse was so "head to toe" beautiful! She almost looks computer generated in her dance numbers because they are so perfect!
Great dancer and one of the best dancers in the game. Elegant, pretty, strong presence. She got it. Even Kelly and Astaire didn't overshadowed her. That's talent !
I agree. I wish this lithe yet strong body type would make a comeback in Hollywood. Tired of seeing the Kardashian-type huge butt/exaggerated curve look everywhere these days.
@@avocate2017 lol
They should have listed Ann Miller as her only rival. Miller was better than Powell!
The most beautiful, talented, and athletic dancer! She just dominates the screen when she appears! Her shyness, humbleness, and gracefulness attract me, even more, to the ballerina princess!
Charisse was a prodigious talent and always a joy to watch. I can't think of anyone who could rival her today.
My favorite dance scene (if I had to pick one), is the one in "Silk Stockings" where she doffs her Russian dress and puts on her Parisian fashions. When Cyd goes behind the sheer curtain and puts her hose on, it is magical. The music, the set, the choreography, the lighting, the clothes and her amazing dancing is a moment in cinema history that will never be repeated. MGM musicals were a time in cinema history that will never be be repeated...
Yes, Cyd's career arc is among the most satisfying in Hollywood's dance department bc she got better and better, especially as a soloist. The title routine from 'Silk Stockings' rings down the curtain of the musicals' Golden Age, the quarter-century from 1932; and her two sizzling cabaret turns in 'Party Girl' (1958) are a wonderful postscript. Her looks also improved: by the Fifties she was in her thirties, with two marriages and two kids, but she was stunningly beautiful.
Whether the coldness that came over when she acted, as well as annoying colleagues, was down to shyness or arrogance, it limited her as much as her inability to sing or tap-dance. But when she begins to move in a balletic way, none of that matters. 'Silk Stockings' is her best movie bc it plays on that coldness, in the character of the Soviet commissar, before Fred melts it. She never looked more at ease- more so than in 'The Band Wagon' or the Kelly pictures.
I grew up watching MGM movies and loved Cyd’s dancing
But the scene l love most is the one where she and Fred are dancing in the dark in Central Park in Band Wagon.
I’m prejudiced bc l’m a native New Yorker!
That was a marvelous piece of creative beauty!
a very talented and gorgeous woman, wowza!
Enjoyed so much watching her dance and I think you’re right,she was the best of all.
No one could be compared with her!
Of all the dancers Fred Astaire used as partners, Cyd was my favorite! So happy she was not 'taken down' by the Hollywood trap. Loved their number in The Band Wagon! The best dance number...ever! Loved her madly! ❤
She was perfect and I have no jealousy of her. She's just too mesmerising.
Amazing that she had polio---Cyd Charisse: best stage name ever
One of The Golden Age of Hollywood Star's !!! Love Watching The Old Black and White Movies !!!
Great video on this very talented actress and yes she had very nice legs. Clearly one of the best dancers in Hollywood and can see why she did so well. Thanks for this great look at her legs, Sorry her talent! Brenton.
She worked so hard she had so much talent
Cyd Charisse.....just so perfect and so gorgeous !
As a little, dark eyed, brunette girl, I instantly worshipped her in Singing in the Rain, & have ever since...! Thanx AOV, I love this channel❤️
The fact that she chose to keep a low profile only accentuated her amazing talent and beauty.
Absolutely a joy to watch!
Hi Age of Vintage, how are you going? This is an absolutely standout look of Cyd Charisse. One of the most brilliant, stunning, elegant & classy women of The Golden Years of Hollywood. She is one of my most favourite of all Hollywood dancers. She paired up with two of the most brilliant dancers of that era, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. They both have been mentioned as saying, she is one of the greatest dancers they ever had the pleasure of partnering. She was brilliant in her dance sequence with Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain, & Brigadoon. She also starred in The Band Wagon & Silk Stockings with Fred Astaire. She was married to her second husband Tony Martin for 60 years. On June 16th 2008 she was admitted to hospital after an apparent heart attack, sadly she passed away the following day she was 86 years old. RIP THE GREAT CYD CHARISSE, a sad day indeed. Love Love from Australia 🇦🇺📽🎬💖💛💚💜💖💙👠💕💕💋💋
She was also good at drama too, like the wild North, East side west side, and the twilight of the gods.
Cyd had the most gloriously shapely legs! Tall, statuesque but not a great beauty. She really couldn't
sing. Though when she danced, she was so graceful that all eyes were on her! Oh, did i mention her
beautiful curvy body? Wow!
Cud Charisse had the best legs ever. I had a chance to work with her, & her husband, Tony Martin, back in 1975. We were the same height & build, but her knees were at least 4” higher up her legs than mine, which made her look much taller. It was that knee placement that made her legs so special.
BTW, she nearly endlessly soaked in a bath & exercised. She really worked to keep that body.
Was she cool ?
She was a real pro. She was dedicated to her craft, & she worked at it daily. She had one son by her first husband &, if I remember correctly, one son by Tony Martin.
I did PR, & Press parties, but outside of that, I didn’t spend time with her. As I say, she had a routine that she stuck to. I did, however, spend a fair amount of time with Tony Martin. He had a minor medical issue, & I took him for treatment. Because of that, I got to hear a few very funny stories about his adventures
(Got cut off...:) I got to hear a few very funny stories about his early adventures in Hollywood.
She was so beautiful and gorgeous
Her and Eleanor Powell had some legs,so did some other dancers of the era
In my view, both cyd and mitzi had the most beautiful legs in movie history.
+Randy Acuna
Here's my top 10 favorite "leggy" Actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood:
1.Cyd Charisse
2. Marilyn Monroe
3. Ann Miller
4. Betty Grable
5.Mitzi Gaynor
6. Diana Dors
7. Ava Gardner
8. Martha Hyer
9. Sophia Loren
10. Jayne Mansfield
@@matthewmoran5297 where is Tina Turner in your lineup? How about Lena horns and Eartha Kitt gams. Whitney Houston had some gorgeous legs too you know. Singer Jody Watley was known for her long legs. Don't you tell me Beyonce don't have any gorgeous legs. Unlike you I know a mixture of different ethnics like Grace Kelly, Lady Gaga, with Great légs ànd the singer Madonna!
@@matthewmoran5297 Ava Gardner, Liz Taylor, Vivien Leigh and Gene Tierney were the top TOP beauties. Marilyn looked the way she did with makeup and surgery. She was average without it. The most attractive thing about Marilyn was her voice and screen charisma. Cyd Charisse has THE prettiest looking legs.
Not just long legs--but PERFECT ones--PS--it's Michael CURTEEZ--not Curtis
When I was 7 y/o, I saw " Singin In The Rain " --------& couldn't fully appreciate Cyd Charisse . ----------When I was 16 , I saw the film again & then, I understood ! ----------------Cyd Charisse could do anything & was gorgeous .-------------------------------wolfsky9, 74 y/o
There were other great dancers, like Ann Miller and Eleanor Powell, but no one measured up to Cyd's beauty and grace; she moved like no other. My favorite: Silk Stockings.
Sooo underated. Absolutely BLAZING HOT! Yet a soft beautiful woman as well.
Although the performances she did in the Dean Martin Matt Helm series "The Silencers" can be looked at as a bit over the top and campy today - she being shot to death after a musical and dance number - she was still remarkable and dazzling to watch!
My favorite dance scenes of hers were the ones in On An Island With You!
Very interesting. Good job! Peace.
Good dancer. Beautiful lady.
talented lady. j.
I spent much of my life studying the dancers on the silver screen. Cyd Charisse was the most wonderful ballet/torch dancer and exuded the most sex appeal of any of the famous dancers. Yet she apparently was not able to TAP DANCE. For this reason my all time favorite dancers were Ginger Rogers and the often overlooked Vera Ellen. Their versatility and physical strengths along with vibrant personalities (which Cyd did not have) lit up their dance performances like no other dancers ever have.
Eleanor Powell was the one who really did it all. She did not 'come from the slightly clunky world of tap dancing.' She studied ballet from the age of six, half Cyd's age, was schooled by Fokine and only learned to tap when she was 16.
Ellie's control over her numbers was absolute and her career unique in movies. All the others were dancers for hire.
As for David Lichine- when he discovered Charisse he had already appeared on screen with Powell. Cyd never learned to tap. Vera-Ellen was more versatile.
Thank you.
Ms. Charisse turned in a solid acting performance in Party Girl (1959).
You are mistaken regarding Eleanor powell, she too started from ballet. Tap dancing came later.
Cyd was wonderful. The only other dancer that is similar in talent and versatility is the amazing Gwen Verdon.
she was a great dancer
Beautiful
OMG she has Jessica Rabbit legs, toes to hips! Or does J.R. have hers?
I love ballet, I wanted to be a ballerina when I was young but I wasn't the right height,I loved watching cid charisse and wished I was Her,she had legs that went.on for miles and moved likes leaves swaying on a summer breeze warm day,she danced with the best my favorite Fred Astaire,rest in peace cid+fred thanks for your skill of my dream,💟💖🌈👍😘
What about those others latino actors ricardo montalban and mel ferrer in a next video ?
Noted! 🙂
@@AgeOfVintage Fernando Lamas, too please!
Wow. She was beautiful !
Ha, too leggy ? Never knew there was such a thing.
If there something as a natural princess it was she. Awm
What a pair of legs!
" Lovely Cyd Charisse, how she dances ! " -----------quotes Astaire, when asked about her. ------------she was gorgeous, sexy, classy, & a dancer who could do almost anything. She learned to bend those knees with Kelly & Astaire, as in heels especially, she towered over both men. -------------She's my #1 female dancer in film. ----------------------MJL< 74 y/o
There's no S at the end of "Russe" "ROOSE". Heavens; what would Cyd say?
Old skool Shania Twain 😍😍
You forgot ginger togers
Betty Grable also was known for her amazing legs, but she was another type, Cyd was really almost perfect......
When you did the part about Cyd taking acting lessons to get rid of her Texas accent , for fun , you should have said that part with a Texas accent , like Paul Mc Cartney used to do , when being inetrviewed by Texas news reporters .
Damn beautiful lady.
She looklikes the great love of James dean, Pier Angeli.
A Lady....😎
Imagine getting trapped in a head scissors by Cyd Charisse ?
Being a native Texan, could it be possible that C.C. had a bit of native American in her lineage ? Texas is known for its native Indian population.
I think she looks like a Indian princess .
Possible. She looks mixed white/latino/native so who knows.
Ann Miller, another Texan, claimed part-Native American ancestry.
And Raquel Welch who was part Latino but change her name to fit in well with Hollywood's ideal óf a white American woman with a great body and legs.💃
@@JAGreen-lj9zi This industry has come a long way. Finally, ethnicity is accepted even celebrated but there’s still a long way to go. Not enough representation.
I thought Betty Grable had the most beautiful legs in Hollywood?
For a much shorter woman. Same with Tina Turner whom was a short woman with legs longer than her torso yet they still weren't as elongated as Sid but they were just às shaply like Sid.
I always thought Raquel Welch had the sexiest legs ever.
(1:38) ...when trying to be correct for ballet dancing Charisse looked too tall..." Yes, and I'm sure that was not appealing to her relatively short male co-stars.
Age of Vintage? What?
Josephine Jobert has best legs !
I still laughing what is it 48million for her legs,What advertising spin Dr Dreamed that up.If true some insurance company laughing all the way to the Bank.
I see nothing outstandi g about her legs. I thought Ann Millers legs were longer, more muscular
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Tina turner is on the short list